the police believe they have a serial robber behind bars. and dozens spending the 4th of july as american citizens and that ceremony in center city. the details, a major mistake at the centers for disease control may have exposed dozens of employees to anthrax. earlier this month, they may have put live anthrax into the air at the head quarters in atlanta. now the c.d.c. is feverously working to find out what went wrong. and karen travers reports. >> one of the most secure biological facilities in the world. today the c.d.c. is scrambling and 75 workers there are being treated for potential exposure to live anthrax. the world's deadliest disease and viruses studied in atlanta from ebola to smallpox. between june 6 and 13 there was a major breach in procedures

that may have led to leaking of anthrax into the air, happening between when transferred between labs. >> unfortunately the new method for killing the anthrax didn't work and people received samples that have live anthrax in them. >> the employees were not wearing the necessary protective gear. the c.d.c. told "action news" we are devastated, it is unacceptable. we are going to find out what went wrong and are going to fix it. if anthrax is inhaled and untreated about 85% of cases result in death. even with treatment the fatality rate can be as high as 45%. the symptoms include fever, chills, shortless of breath, confusion, businessesiness and headache. the employees exposed were treated with antibiotics and the anthrax vaccine. one good thing, no risk to the greater c.d.c. familiar little or families. >> and it does not spread from

person-to-person. you can occasionally get it from clothing, but all outer clothes left in the lab. >> the symptoms can take up to two months to appear. "world news with diane sawyer" will have the latest on it the anthrax square. tune in at 6:30 right after "action news" with jim gardner. >> and back here a two-alarm warehouse fire in camden still burning hours after it started. if is ferry avenue. and they were treating the hot spots and the flames broke out about 4:00 a.m. causing explosions and the roof to collapse. no one hurt and no word on a cause. a philadelphia police officer involved in a wrong-way accident. and the cruiser rear-ended a pick up traffic traveling against traffic. and the police kept the driver for questioning. police in delaware say they

arrested the problemer behind seven bake hold ups. 43 year old joseph mieluchowski. and they say he grew more violent in each heist. using a hand gun and demanded cash and mieluchowski charged with 16 counts of robbery and one count of kidnapping and other charges. he is behind bars on nearly $1 million bail. "action news" confirmed conductor peter niero will not lead the philly pops. and instead it will be led by a guest conductor. he founded the pops 35 years ago and has been involved in a bitter feud with the c.e.o. giordano. and jerry sandusky's legacy

helping catch child predators. a special team has led to the arrest of dozens of suspected pedophiles. and john rawlins looks at what the unit is searching for and how parents can help. >> i am a 53 year old man who poses as a 14 year old girl or 14 year old boy a lot of times. >> the 14-year-old version of gordan is constantly messages strangers. the 53-year-old version is one of a number of investigators in the sector that goes into the ugly world of child pornography. and those who view it share it and go online to lure them into their sexual web. >> we know the person on the other side has full intention of exploiting the child they think we are. >> and they look for prey, questions about hobbies and sports and moves to flattery. the ultimate goal, a physical

meet-up. and the goal of those in this room is to stop the predators because child devastates victims. >> it wounds their spirit. >> and kathleen kane's sk skin -- twin sister. and 2012 just 19 arrests, 2013, 114. this year so far more than 70, but warns law enforcement can only do so much in a world where elementary kids carry cell phones, she says that parents must get involved. >> the a.g.'s office has a program directed at parents of young kids to understand what lurks online. saying that parents need to know what their kids are doing, period. >> instagram, facebook, i monitor every drop of that stuff and that's what parents have to do. that's my advice. don't worry about invading their privacy. >> a link on 6abc.com to the a.g. do you know your child's

password video. senator bob casey hopes to create opportunities and drive initiative. in january president barack obama declared the area one of america's five promise zones, meaning the government will provide tax incentives and grants to help the business there is. and today senator casey announced the plan to offer additional promise zone benefits including ways for the business owners to write off investments more quickly. the first group of minimumer that advisors deploying to iraq arrive as soon as tomorrow. and flighter jets are already flying over the country mondayori mondayori mondayoring -- monitoring them. and john kerry will travel this week to speak with leaders.

>> and gas, expect to pay more. today's average $3.76 and delaware jumped 4 cents to $3.66 and the south jersey average still the lowest at $3.52. however, that's has been 8-cent increase from last week. crude oil remains at almost a 9-month high. >> and will you have to start riding your bike like matt pellman does every day when he comes to work. >> i thought i had a moped. >> i do like riding a bike, but i do drive a car. and the price of taking 76 a lot of extra time. travel times more than three times what they should be in either direction. these are our worst jams of the afternoon here on the schuylkill expressway. 95 it is slow, especially both ways headed toward the walt whitman bridge and this weekend a new traffic pattern on the

southbound of 95 at girard. over the weekend it is southbound. and the manayunk arts festival. and the good way to get to that is the norristown regional line. and a couple of accidents in chester county, one westchester pike at spring lake and the other by the township offices. have a good weekend. >> you, too, thank you. >> sounds good, thank you. >> with raised hands and holding american flags, 50 people became u.s. citizens today. the ceremony held at the national museum of jewish history in center city, philadelphia. the event commemorated world refugee day. america welcomed 6.6 million naturalized citizens. and still to come on "action news" friday night. >> an nfl team now on the receiving end of a lawsuit connected to the legal troubles of a former player charged with murder. >> and we break down how you can

become a part of sunday's premier of "rising star" seen here. and a comfortable end to the last day of spring. sake hello to summer over the weekend and the call from accuweather coming up. >> p and ducis rodgers joins us with a look at sports.

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>> a 19 year old in texas can serve a life sentence over pot brownies. jacob back in court, allegedly making and selling baked goods with hash oil, and the police allowed them to calculate the weight of the drugs leading up to a felony. the possible sentence created outrage throughout his community. >> murders get less time than that. and the thought that my son could possibly go to prison at all is something that i can't even get my head around. >> his attorneys in court yesterday petitioning to have evidence suppressed hoping to get the case thrown out. and the patriots named in a suit against aaron hernandes.

and the lawsuit filed by the families of the men who he was accused of killing before signing with the patriots in 2012. and similar steps taken by the family of lloyd whose body was found near hernandez's home. and hernandez pled not guilty to all three murders. and ducis rodgers joins us and the phillies gearing up for a game. could a game be in the cards? i wrote that. >> four wins in a row has them within four games of first-plays washington. and the series with the cardinals continues and burnett with the call. and ryan howard with the stir that stirred the drink that the night. and howard hitting the 14th homer of the season. he continues to make himself right at home in his hometown.

career .374 batting average in st. louis and he is starting to heat up. cody ashe off the list. and if you are squeamish turn away. and he hurt his ankle and he had to be helped off the field and on the 15-day disabled list. and thes sixer losing last season, and they have the third and 10th pick in the draft. and that could potentially change the for tunes of the franchise. >> is it important? of course. and can it be changing? yeah. and there is a history and tradition and it is important sure as every draft is for every team. the eagles, if you can play football chip kelly will behind

you. rick, put your hand down. ment defensive end that has not played football since 2009, back then he was a wide receiver. and he spent three tours of duty in afghanistan. and he was a captain in the u.s. army. while the coaching staff tries to measure his intangibles, victim knew -- he is hopeful he can make the team. >> and for me it is uphill and that's the way i can look, is up. and hopefully with the work i put in in the off season will pay dividends. >> he is a guy you have to keep your eye on, he has such an upside and i don't know how it will turn out, but work ethic, his is second so none. the united states pulling off a bit of a shocker against

ghana. and they will do it without the striker who has an injury. hoping to be the best cheerleader. everybody is ramped up and it is a good chance to get to the next round. the guys are excited and up to the change eng. and action between france and switzerland. and the 17-minute corner quick. and the header, 1-0 france. and a minute later the french on the attack again. and a tough angle. and france wins 5-2. you did good. >> tweetie. >> thank you. and abc news giving you all the control with a new reality show that premier this is u all sunday. "rising star" using technology for the first of the kind viewing and voting experience. here is how it works.

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>> meteorologist melissa magee, who is in for adam here with a closer look at the forecast. >> just so excited that it is such a beautiful day out. >> plus it's friday.

>> and getting ready for the weekend and the start of summer. and a lot to share with you guys. showing you what is going on. the double scan radar, it is quiet. gorgeous outdoors. that's where a lot of people were earlier today. the action cam outside on lawncrest. a great day to be on the playground. kids having fun and comfortable conditions with low humidity as we close out the workweek. the high in philadelphia today up to 82 degrees. right now in the city coming in at 81. wilmington 80 degrees. dover 80. trenton 79. up in allentown the lehigh valley 79. cooler along the coast from beach haven down to sea isle city. and temperatures in the lower 70s with an afternoon sea breeze kicking in. and you see it is dry and quiet from new england across much of the mid-atlantic region. looking to the west we are tracking a disturbance, a frontal boundary acrossment great lakes down to the ohio

valley. tracking the progress of the front as it gets closer to our region overnight tonight and for the start of the weekend. and speaking of the weekend, sake saying hello to summer. and it is the longest day and the shortest night, and the sun will be at its highest point in the sky. at that point the sun will be at its strongest. something to look forward to in that regard. however, it's going to be all about location as we get into the weekend. here is the set up on saturday, tracking the front yam boundary dipping to the south. a little ripple of energy along that front. some clouds and some showers arrive, mainly south of the city with the high temperature of 77. but it will be brighter to the north. so if your heading out to the firefly concert in dover, a better shot of finding a shower. in the lehigh valley or the poconos tomorrow, you are going to be ok. as we get into sunday, the high pressure moves it and high temperature up to 82 degrees. a gorgeous finish to the start of our summer weekend. traveling down the shore we have you covered.

the ocean temperature around 70 degrees. and again, watch out for astray shower around. i do not think tomorrow will be a watch-out of a day. high temperature 74. sunday, sunny and nice and a high up to 76. up to the poconos, a better shot of finding sunshine tomorrow. sunshine and clouds, a high temperature of 72. it is pleasant sunday, high of 75. and tonight, partly cloudy and a few late-day clouds moving in, comfortable. 63 and the seven-day forecast tracking a rather cloudy start to our summer with a high of 77. and a shower likely, stray in nature as well. on subpoenanday, get out and en 82. and monday, high to 84 degrees. tuesday, looks like we will stay dry, but it will be turning muggy then with a high up to 86. wednesday, humid and a pop-up thunderstorm around and at 87. thursday, warm and at 87. the upper 80s with the summer

still on the way next friday. enjoy the weekend and also the start of summer guys. >> ok, you enjoy it, too, thank you. and a reminder, get accuweather at any time with the 6 "action news" app

>> finally tonight, it wasn't necessarily up, you have and away but pretty close for pre-schoolers in trenton.

playing inside of an inflated 70-high balloon. and you can imagine how thrilling it was for them, part of the ymca's great summer program sponsored by pnc bank. and jim gardner and the "action news" team standing by with these stories and more next at 6:00. too dangerous for drivers, and another local bridge shuts down because of safety concerns. and tragedy on the atlantic city expressway. identity turnpike the victims after deadly crash that closed highway several hours today. >> and a place to cool down just in time for the official start of summer. live at philadelphia's first public school open for the season. >> that and much more coming up ne next at 6:00. for the entire "action news" team, i'm rick williams.

♪ >> "action news," delaware valley's leading news program with ducis rodgers, meteorologist cecily tynan and jim gardner. >> friday night.cily tynan and a worker killed during the demolition of an old video shore in south jersey. a water main break knocks out service top over 100 homes in south philadelphia. word that a second person died in the wake of the deadly crash this morning on the atlantic city expressway. a 35 year old man was dead at the scene, and five other people seriously injured when a white pick up truck hit the guard rail and flipped over. and a 4 year old girl at cooper hospital died late this

afternoon. the accident backed up westbound traffic for hours. "action news" reporter, david henry, is live at cooper university hospital where the driver is being treated tonight. david? >> yeah, that's right, jim. the two most critically injured victims that accident were brought here to cooper university medical center. the driver of that pick up truck, and that 4 year old girl. and just a short while ago, a little over an hour ago, we sadly learned the child had passed away. the horrific accident happened around 7:00 this morning. the pickup truck heading west towards philadelphia on the atlantic city expressway passing the farley service plaza and it slammed into a guard rail and flipped over. three people riding in the cab, three others in the open bed of the truck. all six were ejected. a passenger in the cab, 35 year old jammes dennis, was killed. ment driver, 45 year old roselyn kornegay and a 4 year old girl in the cab were critically injured.